Thursday, June 29, 2017

Taking the Problem by the Ears and Shaking it Hard

Ok, most of you already know what just
happened. I blogged about it yesterday, at this link.

I prayed about it - a
lot. My friends and loved ones have prayed. And we are all still praying.

But I
must also take action to help myself according to what I think I am guided to
do.

So, in about 20 minutes, I will be off to my mechanic.

Depending on the outcome, I have no choice but to fix this
car. Down the line, one day, I will likely need to go to an affordable-living
senior apartment and ditch the car and use their scheduled/routed free
transportation. But I cannot do that until the house is clear (de-cluttered)
enough to offer to sell. That will take time and effort.

Meanwhile I must deal with “now.”

So I will take my check book. Whatever it costs, I will pay,
coming out of my upcoming SS funds.

Then I will need to deal with how to cover that outflow.

I was getting so close to running each month “even up.” Just
3 more months - I could really “see” the light at the end of this several years
long tunnel. I even knew that the next 3 months would still be very tight, but
manageable. And I knew that "even up" did not include fuel for the car or food or incidentals but there are ways to get those smaller amounts.

Now I must figure out how to cover whatever I put out today
and not go into arrears all over again.

But at least I know what I must do, and do it. Can’t wait to
see how this plays out...

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Pudgy little ol' lady who is grateful for what she's got and loves to share with others. Time-challenged, funds-challenged, but somehow finds a way to deal with it all. I've lived in 4 states (PA for 21 yrs, NJ for 17 yrs, CA for 15 yrs, and NV since '94). Married at 18, divorced at 21, no kids but helped raise several. Raised Catholic, fell away, came back and grateful for the second chance.